{"id":18679,"date":"2021-04-26T08:40:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=18679"},"modified":"2021-04-26T08:40:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:40:19","slug":"nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-sentenced-to-a-year-in-iran-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/04\/26\/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-sentenced-to-a-year-in-iran-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a year in Iran prison"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of propaganda activities against the regime in Iran.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The British-Iranian charity worker was also given a one-year ban from leaving the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Her lawyer said\u00a0she had been accused of taking part in a demonstration in London 12 years ago<\/a>\u00a0and giving an interview to the BBC Persian service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The prime minister said the UK would “redouble” efforts to free her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Confirming the sentence, her husband Richard Ratcliffe told the BBC the court’s decision was a bad sign and “clearly a negotiating tactic” by the Iranian authorities – who are in the middle of discussions over the country’s nuclear activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She has not been taken to prison yet, her husband said, and plans to appeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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